Training Specialist

| Jersey City, NJ, USA
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Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, WATA, Card Ladder, Goldin, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show.

Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1,700 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Seattle, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo. 

We are currently looking for a Training Specialist to join our team.  You will work directly with the Learning Lead and Learning Manager to help team members in effectively organizing, planning, and executing training projects. These projects include, but are not limited to, writing manuals, creating Google Slides, organizing, and delivering training sessions for various departments across the organization. It is important for this individual to work with their leadership team to create consistency of content in training sessions and to be able to guide team members to do the same. 

This role reports to the Learning Manager in Santa Ana, CA and will work out of our Jersey City, NJ office.

What You’ll Do:

  • Assist training in all key areas of the business, including Operations and other departments that may have training needs. Training will be delivered to new hires, contracted temps, and existing employees across the business. 
  • Support with onboarding and training new hires and contracted temps. 
  • There is a focus on building annual programs and preparing teaching plans for areas such as safety and harassment for all employees and contracted temps. The Learning Department is directly involved in instilling a Safety culture and informing the workforce on safety topics.  
  • Communicate and collaborate with Collectors personnel from all departments and divisions.
  • Identify future training needs and create a curriculum, with the Learning Leadership’s guidance to facilitate training. 
  • Improve policies, procedures, and processes through seeking feedback early and often to recommend and implement optimal solutions.

Who You Are: 

  • B.S. or B.A. preferred; 1 or 2 years of experience in a training environment preferred.
  • Fluent in English with the ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. 
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group settings to all levels of the organization.  
  • Spanish and/or Japanese fluency, and/or experience with formal writing or translating in Spanish/Japanese is a plus.
  • Attendance must be reliable, and you must be flexible to occasionally cater to later shifts. 
  • Strong computer skills (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Slides, etc.).
  • Proven work experience training others.
  • Proven experience in designing training events in a corporate setting, including technical writing skills (writing manuals).
  • Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods (mentoring, coaching, on-the-job or in-classroom training, e-learning, workshops, simulations, etc.)
  • Strong planning, problem-solving, and project management skills.
  • Ability to stay organized and be detail-oriented.
  • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills, good interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and time management skills.

Physical Requirements:

 Involves sitting for long periods of time and working in a fast-paced office environment.

  • Frequent sitting
  • Frequent walking
  • Frequent standing               
  • Occasional lifting (20 pounds or less)
  • Occasional carrying (20 pounds or less)
  • Working around equipment & machinery 
  • Walking on uneven ground

The reasonable estimated hourly rate for this position is $23.50. Actual compensation varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including location, job level, prior experience and skill set.

Reasons To Join Us:

  • Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits.
  • 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
  • Vacation: All full-time employees are eligible for paid vacation
  • Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays
  • Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
  • Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
  • Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities




Collectors may use e-verify to validate your ability to work legally in the United States.

We are aware that there are instances where individuals are receiving job offers that fraudulently allege to be from Collectors or one of our business units. This type of fraud can be carried out through false websites, through fake e-mails claiming to be from the company or through social media. We never ask for personal information such as your bank account, Social Security numbers or National IDs, nor do we send or request payments for the purchase of business-related equipment. If you suspect fraud, please reach out to [email protected].

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support.

If you require an accommodation to apply or interview with us due to a disability or special need, please email [email protected]. 

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
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Location

1610 E Saint Andrew Pl, Santa Ana, CA 92705

An Insider's view of Collectors

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

Work-life balance is the best here! Collectors Universe really takes good care of every employee and makes sure that everyone here has great work-life balance.

Sun

Senior Software Engineer

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

Okta integrations for employee authentications for security / ease of use, building a robust server/hosting solution to allow our hosted service to expand, exporting our data to BigData while thinking ahead to allow for scaling and reliability, and Collectors Passport, which will provide a universal authentication platform for our customers/users.

Mark

Systems Engineer

What makes someone successful on your team?

If you are inquisitive, thorough and a problem-solver by nature, you will do great on our team!

Jon

Product Manager

How do you empower your team to be more creative?

I think the best way to empower teams is to present them with challenges and make sure they are set up with the right tools and knowledge to tackle those challenges.

Titapha

Engineering Manager

What is your vision for the company?

Tech first! Creating API's that will be a single source of truth for public/internal use. Moving to cloud where we see provides value. Automating testing and being highly confident on deployments. Leveraging ML & CV for helping in pricing, grading, and error checking.

Mike

Engineering Manager

What are Collectors Perks + Benefits

Collectors Benefits Overview

Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals

Vacation: All full-time employees are eligible for paid vacation

Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for nine company paid holidays

Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions

Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs

Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities

Culture
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
For eligible roles, we allow employees to work remotely in a hybrid-model (where they come onsite several days a week, or every other week); we also allow certain roles to work entirely remotely.
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Our flexible spending account lets you use pre-tax dollars to cover eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
You and your eligible dependents have the opportunity to enroll in a Dental Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan offered by Guardian.
Vision insurance
Vision coverage is offered as a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan.
Health insurance
We offer medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for eligible employees and pay a significant portion of the premium for employee coverage.
Life insurance
Collectors provides life Insurance to support your family members or other beneficiaries with financial protection and security.
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
This tax-deferred savings and retirement plan allows employees to contribute a percentage of their income to the Company’s 401(k) Plan’s investment funds.
401(K) matching
The company offers a match of 50% of up to 6%.
Company equity
Collectors offers stock options for a number of eligible roles
Performance bonus
Collectors offers performance bonuses for a number of eligible roles
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
Paid parental leave includes 8 weeks of paid leave for the birthing-parent at 100% of pay and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents, including adoption and foster placement.
Family medical leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
The Commuter Spending Account can be used to cover qualified transit passes, vanpooling, payments for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle, and qualified parking costs. The parking and transi
Company-sponsored outings
Collectors has company-wide holiday parties and other team-specific events throughout the year
Onsite office parking
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Collectors currently partners with Crunch Fitness to offer membership discounts for US-based employees. Spouses, domestic partners, and members of the same household are also eligible.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
We offer internet reimbursement for employees working from California, as well as equipment offerings (e.g. monitors) for remote employees.
Meditation space
Mother's room
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Examples of job training includes management training, and conference attendance for a number of different roles
Tuition reimbursement
Collectors’ educational assistance program reimburses up to a maximum of $2,000 of tuition per employee per calendar year.
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend

Additional Perks + Benefits

Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities.

One other notable benefit is Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions

Collectors is constantly looking to update its benefits to meet the needs of our employees.

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